The post-divorce calendar is a potential minefield of emotional artillery, ready to blow at the slightest trigger. Some of these days surprise up with their sudden intensity and hidden significance. While others, like the over-hyped and expectation-laced Valentine’s Day, announce their imminent arrival long before the fact. And that notice gives us time to prepare.Continue reading “After Divorce: Surviving Valentine’s Day”
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Twenty Tiny Tweaks to Help You Through Divorce
Divorce is completely overwhelming. It tasks you with legal proceedings, life restructuring and relationship renegotiation all while you’re just trying not to drown in your own tears. Some days, getting through it all feels impossible. Luckily, there are some small adjustments that you can make that have influence beyond the investment of time and energyContinue reading “Twenty Tiny Tweaks to Help You Through Divorce”
5 Things You Don’t Understand About Divorce Until You’ve Lived Through It
I thought I knew about divorce. When I was in elementary school, I weathered my own parents’ divorce, observing their reactions from the sidelines. I felt the loss, the change in family structure. I experienced the strange vacancies of a split – the blank spots on the walls where my dad’s pictures once hung andContinue reading “5 Things You Don’t Understand About Divorce Until You’ve Lived Through It”
5 Steps to Surviving Valentine’s Day After Divorce
The post-divorce calendar is a potential minefield of emotional artillery, ready to blow at the slightest trigger. Some of these days surprise up with their sudden intensity and hidden significance. While others, like the over-hyped and expectation-laced Valentine’s Day, announce their imminent arrival long before the fact. And that notice gives us time to prepare.Continue reading “5 Steps to Surviving Valentine’s Day After Divorce”